Question

4 multiple choice 1 point which of the following was the result of the gold - foil experiment? the atom has a neutrally - charged particle in the nucleus. the atom has positive and negative charge scattered uniformly throughout. the atom has electrons. the atom has a small, dense center made up of positive charge (later called the nucleus).

Explanation:

In the gold - foil experiment, alpha particles were shot at a thin gold foil. Most particles passed straight through, but a small number were deflected at large angles. This led to the discovery that the atom has a small, dense center made up of positive charge (the nucleus). The other options are not results of the gold - foil experiment. The existence of neutrons was not determined by this experiment, the "plum - pudding" model with uniformly scattered charges was disproven, and the existence of electrons was known before this experiment and not a result of it.

Answer:

The atom has a small, dense center made up of positive charge (later called the nucleus).